@@UpperGroundNGU don't play the Ruy Lopez if you're 700. It's a super positional, grinding opening. (Yes, I know I'm parroting gothamchess, but it's true in my experience.) Learn the Vienna and the Scotch. You'll do so much better, I promise.
Just as a heads up to everyone watching this video and thinking that they'll play the Ruy Lopez and trap all their opponents and win instantly. I've been playing the Ruy Lopez for 5 years now and it's actually a great positional opening with super solid fundamentals. You're not going to trap people. But you will get very dynamic and interesting middle games that will improve your overall chess! Use this video as inspiration for picking up the opening, but only a little bit of it near the end will actually be relevant to your games.
@AdarshS PVishnu it's one of the only openings I've stuck with the entire time! I learned it as basically a beginner (after a brief experimentation with the Italian and king's gambit), and am now around 2300 lichess.
@@michaelf8221 maybe at 2300 these traps probably don’t work, but at like 1600 down I could easily see most ppl falling for half of the traps in this video
@@TransparentEclipse The issue isn't that people won't fall into the traps. The issue is that all of these traps are in sidelines that nobody ever plays. So you're unlikely to even get near the trap. If you're close to it, then yeah at 1600 I'm sure your opponents could fall into it. Getting there is the issue!
@@michaelf8221 I mean, I assumed this was implied, that u would reach the position, but even if it wasn’t implied there are only so many lines in the ruy Lopez, and most of the common moves a6 kf6 etc have plenty of traps in them, so I doubt it would be impossible or even unlikely u could reach these positions more often than not as both white and black, especially at lower elos where ppl just try to emulate opening theory without actually knowing how to play the position.
Zero over-hyped screaming, zero intensified staring, zero click bait thumbnail, zero self venting. Yet one of the most useful and meaningful chess content to exist out there.
This is the type of video we need, but dont deserve, anarchychess vibes paired with the prettiest and cutest chess streamer there is, together with anna cramling, love it
The thing I love most about Eric is how he not only shows how to play certain openings as white/black, and the traps you can do, but also goes over different lines as the opposite colour (e.g. black in Ruy Lopez, or white in a Stafford), and shows how you can defend against those traps, and also gives you traps you can use against it. And I actually do feel inspired to go and try the Ruy Lopez in future games now.
As a noob who relies mostly on being relatively solid with London and King's Indian, I have to say this video motivates me to finally diversify a bit. It just seems so fun and dynamic.
There's also a fishing pole variation in the Modern Steinitz which Valeri Yandemirov often used: 3...a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bg4 6.h3 h5., where White can fall for 7.hxg4 hxg4 8.Nh2 Qh4. I've had that and the Noah's Ark Trap with Black on several occasions. (And I agree that the c3 gambit is a good antidote to the Noah's Ark Trap). Really liked your coverage of the trap against the ...Nge7 line (with the knight/bishop mates after "Oh no my queen!"), I wasn't aware of that one.
Only in the first minute still, but great choice of collab! Anna has great energy, and the Ruy Lopez is such a common opening that everyone needs to learn about it. Well done!
I’ve always been a fan of the exchange variation to get that long term kingside pawn advantage, it’s easier than learning all of this other theory but recently I’ve been forced to expand my opening repertoire so this is nicely timed, thank you 🙏
Eric: shows one of the most popular 3rd moves in Ruy Lopez and asks what to do here for black International Master Anna Cramling: Oh, haven't seen this before😅😅
5:28. There is a clutch move in this position which I bet only a few players will find, though I'm only a 600 elo player. Instead of Nxe5, you play pawn to g2 which disallows the move Qh4, threatening mate. Its true that you end up losing a knight, but atleast you didn't get checkmated meaning the game continues equally in material to both sides (Black and white). But if you are good enough you'll surely end up winning material and hopefully also winning the game later on.
Also: at 48:20, the terms 'poisonous' and 'trap' are extremely misleading, because after Nxd4 and Bd5, Black can protect the Knight on c6 with Qd7, and after Bxe4 - then follows d5, attacking the Bishop. Now you can sac that Bishop or retreat, if you retreat, then e4 will follow and now you'll lose the Knight (unless you prefer losing your Queen)
I love the knight and bishop mating combinations. I notice a trend of black getting punished when they develop their knight to the 7th rank as opposed to the 6th rank.
I have a question for Spanish experts. At 2:40 Eric mentions queen d4 as a strong move, as it forces the e5 knight to move, and attacks the pawn. The engine, on the other hand, says that queen to e7 is stronger. Is there validity to that, or is my engine too weak? I also saw that if we go queen d4 instead of e7, then white can play knight to g4, and then to e3 if black queen takes the e4 pawn.
I dont know why or how, but if you one day come to galicia (an spanish province) and dont try "pulpo a feira" o "pulpo a la gallega" (in english would be... duno, galaic octopus or something like that) im reporting you to the authorities (jokes aside, its really good, what i like most is at the end when there is nothing left and with bread you can put it down the plate with the oils and spices, its awesome really)
Eric is using UA-cam to heal his chess trap trauma by sharing with us all of the traps and tricks that got him the worst, thank you, you glorious saint you
Lots of useful info, but there's something being said at 41:35 which is incorrect, namely that taking with the King on f7 results in Black falling apart...?? It doesn't matter if Black takes with the Rook or the King, after Nxe5 either the Rook moves back to f8, or the King steps back to g8. The position is completely the same. And after Qxd4, c5 will kick the Queen and then the Knight is gonna be attacked. No advantage for White here. Black is actually ahead in development. Nd6 of course is a blunder, but I wouldn't bank on Black doing that....
Don't play the Ruy Lopez if you're sub ~1500! It's a grinding, positional opening. Also, like the other guy said, at 400 you don't need to know openings per se, just opening principles. If you really want to use a traditional opening, learn the Vienna and the Scotch.
I see guys! I’ll definitely have to learn a lot more before watching videos of Rosen who has practice Chess for many years and thinking I would win applying it to my games. I will definitely play more standard games with easy positions and beginning openings. 👍🏻
@@nostxlgianostxlgia6878not to be like, "no! You're wrong again," but you can absolutely apply his principles. Just play pretty much any e4 opening than the ruy.
"Do you like fish?"
Eric: *Stockfish 3 PTSDs intensifies
I rofl on this ghahahahaha underrated
Did he lose to stocktopus 3?
Stock fish 3 just triggered my thoughts like 8 times in a row
Do you like fish?
I don't like octopus, dolphin, whale (none of which are fish)
Google "there's no such thing as a fish" ;)
Weird he didn’t mention not liking submarines.
what are octopi
@@baoboumusic holy hell
@@moresnqp A cephalopod
4:34 he stays away from the exotic fish, but enjoys the average common stock fish
Eric will be such a great grandpa with all the stories and traps and a voice that can put literally anyone to sleep
I swaer
And hopefully he'll be a GM by that time.
Oh a video with the most beautiful person in the chess community and.. above him is Anna Cramling
Veni. Vici. Liked.
@@thisbevibhor lmao, well played
definitely agree.
Incorrect!! Ben Finegold is not featured in this video.
lmao i was gonna say its eric until i read the full comment
19:14 " i love sacrificing "
Eric Rosen: ooo
The webcam flipping made this so funny!
Such a perfectly timed edit hahaha.
It's also very funny at 33:42
Literally just started playing the Ruy Lopez, this must be a sign…
Same man, was starting to run into trouble in my Italian games
@@bostoncrab4pple I think we’re living the same lives
Same with me
Same man. Started with London.. learned a few traps and now onto this one. I'm only 700elo but just a v casual player
@@UpperGroundNGU don't play the Ruy Lopez if you're 700. It's a super positional, grinding opening. (Yes, I know I'm parroting gothamchess, but it's true in my experience.) Learn the Vienna and the Scotch. You'll do so much better, I promise.
I enjoyed this a lot. Anna’s smile and enthusiasm really lightened things up. Of course Eric’s preparation, knowledge and memory are legendary.
33:42
Anna: "I like seeing traps."
Eric: *"MMM"*
Now he's becoming the embodiment of anarchy chess
Just as a heads up to everyone watching this video and thinking that they'll play the Ruy Lopez and trap all their opponents and win instantly. I've been playing the Ruy Lopez for 5 years now and it's actually a great positional opening with super solid fundamentals. You're not going to trap people. But you will get very dynamic and interesting middle games that will improve your overall chess! Use this video as inspiration for picking up the opening, but only a little bit of it near the end will actually be relevant to your games.
@AdarshS PVishnu it's one of the only openings I've stuck with the entire time! I learned it as basically a beginner (after a brief experimentation with the Italian and king's gambit), and am now around 2300 lichess.
@@michaelf8221 maybe at 2300 these traps probably don’t work, but at like 1600 down I could easily see most ppl falling for half of the traps in this video
@@TransparentEclipse The issue isn't that people won't fall into the traps. The issue is that all of these traps are in sidelines that nobody ever plays. So you're unlikely to even get near the trap. If you're close to it, then yeah at 1600 I'm sure your opponents could fall into it. Getting there is the issue!
@@michaelf8221 I mean, I assumed this was implied, that u would reach the position, but even if it wasn’t implied there are only so many lines in the ruy Lopez, and most of the common moves a6 kf6 etc have plenty of traps in them, so I doubt it would be impossible or even unlikely u could reach these positions more often than not as both white and black, especially at lower elos where ppl just try to emulate opening theory without actually knowing how to play the position.
@@TransparentEclipse one of the rare times that both parties are correct
I love the collab with Anna, you both have incredible adorable personalities
gay
So?
@@WhoTFisChedda It’s ok to be gay, buddy.
@@WhoTFisChedda Are you hiding something from yourself?
@@earthwormsim8068 nah Slim Anus you ?
Anna is the reason why Scandinavia consistently tops tests in reported happiness.
You mean people are Happy because of her or she is Happy enough For everyone?
@@niske A little of this, a little of that. Leaning a little more that but a little bit this.
@@rage2904 dude my dyslexic brain is having trouble reading this
@@lilpizzarolls7829 just pretend he wrote “Yes”
@@lilpizzarolls7829 ... respectively
I really enjoy watching them together it's a nice mix of Eric's calm deminer and Anna's happy and excited personality.
Zero over-hyped screaming, zero intensified staring, zero click bait thumbnail, zero self venting. Yet one of the most useful and meaningful chess content to exist out there.
hmmm, i wonder who you're talking about XD
48:21 Anna’s reaction is legit everyone when Eric shows us a trap
Me: Gets inspired, somehow manages to hang queen on move 1
Are you me
Wow finally i found someone that plays like me
On move 1? That’s impressive
cap 🧢
Finally a worthy opponent , our battle will be legendary.
I have never seen Eric blush like this while talking to her (except ofcourse when someone accepts Stafford Gambit)
Underrated comment right here 👆
@@abhishekks1668 true
*slowly rotating on chair*
*lightly headbanging*
"Yah!"
Anna is fricking adorable!
35:29 never knew Eric saying "noobs" would be so funny XDD
haha yeah, he looks so awkward saying this bad word... gods bless him
Eric's videos are so educational and instructive, thanks for all this content Eric
erics voice is eerily calming its scary
Don't fight it... Let it take over your mind...
he needs to do audiobooks
I still stick to my Bongcloud opening
I like how Anna seems so distracted and not listening all the time, but is still spot-on with observations and conclusions whenever Eric tests her.
Greetings and a big thank you form Toronto. What an amazing video. Absolute pleasure watching this.
This is the type of video we need, but dont deserve,
anarchychess vibes paired with the prettiest and cutest chess streamer there is, together with anna cramling, love it
you inspire me to be a better uncle, teacher and generally a better person
nice refresh of ideas, thanks guys. Anna is so cute and adorable. So is Eric :)
I play the Ruy Lopez every times, it's incredible how it is so cool !!!
I play the George Lopez
I play the Joe Lopez
I play the Ronald Lopez
Had a checkmate like the one at 28:00 really early in a game recently and i was so proud of myself
I love those collabs! Hours of traps to learn
Thanks for the lesson! I was just about to google Ruy Lopez
Holy hell
The thing I love most about Eric is how he not only shows how to play certain openings as white/black, and the traps you can do, but also goes over different lines as the opposite colour (e.g. black in Ruy Lopez, or white in a Stafford), and shows how you can defend against those traps, and also gives you traps you can use against it.
And I actually do feel inspired to go and try the Ruy Lopez in future games now.
This video will inspire me to play the first two moves of the ruy lopez!
And then play Bc4, as you should
Brilliant. I am transitioning from d4 and c5 as my main openings to freshen up, spanish looks fantastic.
As a noob who relies mostly on being relatively solid with London and King's Indian, I have to say this video motivates me to finally diversify a bit. It just seems so fun and dynamic.
I have been playing the french with white recently. Try it out, it's a ton of fun
@@nathanrobbins2440 you can't play the french with white buddy
@@lt422 sorry I meant the english
I love playing the Ruy Lopez so this video is an absolute favourite of mine
50:05 "This is still... so-called, like... umm... what's the term... theory!"
this was the worst Ben Finegold impersonation ever, Eric XD
Eric this video was pure masterclass, explaining everything from early opening traps for both sides all the way into the deep theory, kudos!!
There's also a fishing pole variation in the Modern Steinitz which Valeri Yandemirov often used: 3...a6 4.Ba4 d6 5.0-0 Bg4 6.h3 h5., where White can fall for 7.hxg4 hxg4 8.Nh2 Qh4. I've had that and the Noah's Ark Trap with Black on several occasions. (And I agree that the c3 gambit is a good antidote to the Noah's Ark Trap). Really liked your coverage of the trap against the ...Nge7 line (with the knight/bishop mates after "Oh no my queen!"), I wasn't aware of that one.
Only in the first minute still, but great choice of collab! Anna has great energy, and the Ruy Lopez is such a common opening that everyone needs to learn about it. Well done!
To be ordained into anarchychess you must watch this video on loop for 24 hours straight with only one five minute bathroom break.
I’ve always been a fan of the exchange variation to get that long term kingside pawn advantage, it’s easier than learning all of this other theory but recently I’ve been forced to expand my opening repertoire so this is nicely timed, thank you 🙏
Dr Lasker liked it.
Disgusting
At first i thought this ws a 10 minute video but then i realized it's 1 hour! I was so happy. Thank you Eric for amazing educative content
Two of the nicest people to ever teach chess. If I could only pick two coaches, it be these two.
Thank you
Daniel Naroditsky teaches very clearly too
"I don't know. I was just naming fish" 😂
Whale
Dolphin
Octopus
:D
@@Galardomond hilarious 😂. Just starts naming animals in the ocean hahaha. Eric is the best
Casually names 2 mammals
Cramling bouncing around, with such a big brain chess is music to her ears
Out of all the chess coach type videos on UA-cam, Eric is by far the most helpful
Eric: shows one of the most popular 3rd moves in Ruy Lopez and asks what to do here for black
International Master Anna Cramling: Oh, haven't seen this before😅😅
Anna's smile is so beautiful.
It's too big for her face haha :)
These videos are great to play along with on a tablet and analysis board
Not sure why but i straight out started laughing at the question "do you like fish?" and then Eric explaining his preference in fish.
Started playing ruy lopez this month, had good success
5:28. There is a clutch move in this position which I bet only a few players will find, though I'm only a 600 elo player. Instead of Nxe5, you play pawn to g2 which disallows the move Qh4, threatening mate. Its true that you end up losing a knight, but atleast you didn't get checkmated meaning the game continues equally in material to both sides (Black and white). But if you are good enough you'll surely end up winning material and hopefully also winning the game later on.
Thank you for your service
This video is tha kind I'll need to watch more than once.
Are Eric and Anna the two most wholesome people on earth?
Anna is the best...her inner beauty is shines through with an uncommon radiant smile
Eric is cool too
Must take the opportunity to say that your videos and the ones of Daniel Naroditsky are the best to learn! That you for that!
Great video, love it! I hope I'll be able to memorize some of those nice traps...
Also: at 48:20, the terms 'poisonous' and 'trap' are extremely misleading, because after Nxd4 and Bd5, Black can protect the Knight on c6 with Qd7, and after Bxe4 - then follows d5, attacking the Bishop. Now you can sac that Bishop or retreat, if you retreat, then e4 will follow and now you'll lose the Knight (unless you prefer losing your Queen)
Thank you I have been studying this for about a month
I love the knight and bishop mating combinations. I notice a trend of black getting punished when they develop their knight to the 7th rank as opposed to the 6th rank.
Amazing content!! Very instructive with well-explained concepts!
"Do you like fish?"
I was expecting a Stockfish joke... Also one of the worst chat up lines in history rofl
She just wants ideas for their first date duh
Haha ya very weird
It was in context! Lol
@@johnnytwotimes7854 Yeah is that trap called the fishing pole 🤣
What a wholesome duo
good work man Thanks for sharing
Me, who already plays the Ruy Lopez:
_I'm four parallel universes ahead of you._
Lol
@@Krabbzy italian masterrace haha
@@karisteinn5647 Wesley So intensifies
I have a question for Spanish experts. At 2:40 Eric mentions queen d4 as a strong move, as it forces the e5 knight to move, and attacks the pawn. The engine, on the other hand, says that queen to e7 is stronger. Is there validity to that, or is my engine too weak? I also saw that if we go queen d4 instead of e7, then white can play knight to g4, and then to e3 if black queen takes the e4 pawn.
Bad engine
Take a shot every time Eric says "I'll show one more trap..."
wow i drbk alot oky nhow wit?
I really enjoyed this one. Those were some pretty clever moves, and it was quite challenging to find the right answers :)
Best Ruy lopez video on UA-cam
Am I the only one who was like "a dolphin isn't a fish!" lol
It is though
I dont know why or how, but if you one day come to galicia (an spanish province) and dont try "pulpo a feira" o "pulpo a la gallega" (in english would be... duno, galaic octopus or something like that) im reporting you to the authorities (jokes aside, its really good, what i like most is at the end when there is nothing left and with bread you can put it down the plate with the oils and spices, its awesome really)
16:24 Qh5+ , g6 , Qxe5+ variation to this was it better to block the check queen or bishop
Qh5 will be met with Ng6 not g6
@@nubofmaster thank you I didn't see that
Love these long opening vids.
16:26 why not Qh5 check winning back the knight?
Edit: just realized knight can cover on g6
I'm not gonna lie , this helped me A LOT for my school tournament.
“On, what is this, move 3?” I see Eric has been reading “Who’s Turn is it?” By Grandmaster Finegold.
thanks for this amazing content!
Eric: *says anything*
Anna: *nods vigorously*
He really is the protagonist of Anarchy Chess
Bless him
4:55 the moment Anna's happiness vanished
wow what a beautiful person, i suppose anna's okay too
That "do u like fish" went right over his head lol
Eric is using UA-cam to heal his chess trap trauma by sharing with us all of the traps and tricks that got him the worst, thank you, you glorious saint you
Oh no my queen merch looks so nice I need to buy it definitely
When Eric said “no, dolphin” I was ready to find every person that ate a dolphin and take their soul
33:43 Anna: yeah, I love seeing traps.
Me: Nope, nah huh
Really fantastic video.
Lots of useful info, but there's something being said at 41:35 which is incorrect, namely that taking with the King on f7 results in Black falling apart...?? It doesn't matter if Black takes with the Rook or the King, after Nxe5 either the Rook moves back to f8, or the King steps back to g8. The position is completely the same. And after Qxd4, c5 will kick the Queen and then the Knight is gonna be attacked. No advantage for White here. Black is actually ahead in development. Nd6 of course is a blunder, but I wouldn't bank on Black doing that....
Me (400 player): Great I am inspired to play the Ruy Lopez! If Eric can do it I can! (Continues to get crushed 20 games in a row) “ I hate chess”
Just focus on not hanging all your pieces before you study openings too much
Don't play the Ruy Lopez if you're sub ~1500! It's a grinding, positional opening. Also, like the other guy said, at 400 you don't need to know openings per se, just opening principles.
If you really want to use a traditional opening, learn the Vienna and the Scotch.
Levy Rozman advises not to play it until you're like 1700. It's also why I don't play the Sicilian.
I see guys! I’ll definitely have to learn a lot more before watching videos of Rosen who has practice Chess for many years and thinking I would win applying it to my games. I will definitely play more standard games with easy positions and beginning openings. 👍🏻
@@nostxlgianostxlgia6878not to be like, "no! You're wrong again," but you can absolutely apply his principles. Just play pretty much any e4 opening than the ruy.
I'm so terribly inspired to play the Roy Lopez now, thanks Anna and Eric!
Awesome video!
Calling dolphins fish from now on, because I trust Eric more than I trust myself
Only OGs will remember the original title being, “This Video will inspire you to play the Ruy Lopez”
Oh no my queen, on his stream 🥺🥺🥺
I've learned so much from eric. I still suck dont get me wrong. But I'm learning!
companies would put Dolphin in the Tuna back in the day B4 it was frowned upon
Amazing video just too good